Filter
Top Products
Basic Telephones
DESCRIPTION
CONSIDERATIONS
ADMINISTRATION
HOW TO USE
On-premises basic Touch-Tone telephones can be connected to station jacks
on a 12-Basic Telephone (012) Module with Touch-Tone Receivers. People
with these basic telephones can use many of the features of the MERLIN II
system by using dial codes and switchhook flashes.
●
●
●
NOTE: The information in this entry applies only to basic telephones
connected to Basic Telephone Modules. For information on using a
basic telephone connected to an Off-Premises Telephone Interface
(OPTI) or a Basic Telephone and Modem Interface (BTMI), see “Basic
Telephones with OPTI and BTMI” in “Accessory Equipment” at the
end of this section.
When the system administrator assigns lines or line pools to basic
telephones, he or she must provide users with a list of codes for accessing
them.
If Night Service with outward Restriction is in effect, people with basic
telephones cannot enter a Password to make calls. To allow them to make
after-hours calls, the administrator must assign these basic
the Night Service Exclusion list. (See “Night Service.”)
Basic telephones can receive ringing intercom calls, but not
with voice announcement.
telephones to
intercom calls
You use the same general procedures for administering basic telephones that
you use for administering standard voice terminals. G-et the completed Basic
Telephone Station Configuration Forms for the telephones. Then follow the
instructions under the appropriate entries in this section of the manual to
assign lines or line pools and to assign Call Restriction, Forced Account Code
Entry, and Night Service Exclusion, if applicable.
You can use Centralized Programming to assign features to basic telephones.
Follow the procedures in the appropriate entries in this section of the manual
to assign features to basic telephones.
Follow these directions to place calls on a basic telephone connected to a Basic
Telephone Module:
●
●
●
●
If you have a square system,
dial 88 to access an outside line. The system
automatically connects you to the first available line assigned to your
telephone.
If your system has Button Access to Line Pools, dial 9 to access the main
pool. You can dial 88 to access another available line or line pool, if one is
assigned to your telephone.
If your system has Dial Access to Line Pools, dial 9 and then dial the code
for a particular line pool.
You can dial 88 to access an additional line or
dedicated line pool, if one is assigned to your telephone.
If your system has Automatic Route Selection, dial 9 and then dial the
outside number. If the administrator assigns an individual line or line
pool, you dial 88 to access it.
MERLIN II System Features
2-19